milk fat

noun

variants or less commonly milkfat

ˈmilk-ˌfat 

plural milk fats also milkfats

: the natural fat of milk and chief constituent of butter consisting essentially of a mixture of triglycerides (such as those derived from palmitic, butyric, myristic, and caproic acids) : butterfat

Examples of milk fat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cream that has been skimmed and separated from the milk has about 36% to 40% milk fat. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026

But milk fat content also plays a role in how significantly milk impacts tea’s antioxidants. — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 17 Aug. 2026

Traditional soft-serve runs about four percent milk fat, while creemees usually land closer to 10 percent. — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026

But the recent federal legislation now exempts milk fat from those limits. — Kadin Mills, NPR, 5 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for milk fat

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat